Dan Cooper… Who B. That? His name wasn't D.B. Cooper. At least... probably not. In 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper boarded Northwest Orient Flight 305 in Portland, headed for Seattle—and became part of one of aviation's most enduring mysteries. In this episode of Destination Aviation, we're diving into the airplane, the hijacking, the infamous jump, the money, the clues, and the question that still hasn't been answered more than half a century later: Who was Dan Cooper... and what happ...

Between aircraft availability, maintenance cancellations, instructor availability, finances, and inconsistent flying, nearly a year went by without earning his Private Pilot Certificate. In this episode of Pilots Say What?, Amin talks about why he eventually switched to Part 141 flight training, what changed once he had a structured training environment, and why he wishes he had made the move sooner.

In this episode, we interview one of our own… Bret!We continue our exploration of the aircraft management world by reviewing the Canadian system. Bret shares his experience of managing aircraft under the CARs for private operations. We talk about how aircraft management is structured, the stakeholders, duties and responsibilities, manuals, approvals, and the commonalities and differences between the Canadian framework, the FAA, and EASA. From starting his career at age 18 to becoming a

I'd love to move away from ads and be community sponsored. If you're interested check out my Patreon and let me know what you think! I'm open to suggestions! https://www.patreon.com/c/garybpilot/membershipIn Garybpilot Show #30, Captain Steve and I break down the viral Airlink flyover that skimmed a packed stadium roof in South Africa, the latest update on the damaged 787 that almost crashed in Munich, plus ADS-B data and some government tax talk. Wild stories and real pilot discussion. What do

Are you too tall for a PA-46?In this episode of The Malibu Guru Podcast, Joe sits down with David Forester, a 6'5" pilot and JetPROP owner, to talk about something taller pilots know all too well: not every cockpit is built for you.David shares his experience searching for a PA-46 that actually fit, including which models worked, which ones didn’t, and the small differences in seats, cushions, panels, and interior layouts that can make a huge difference when you’re over six feet tall.Joe

Welcome to this special joint episode of the Hangar Z Podcast and the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, brought to you by HeliCASTS, in partnership with Valor Plus. In this special episode, Jon Gray of Hangar Z and Blake Shrider and Mike Fadale of the Valor Flight Crew, preview the 2026 ECHO Public Safety Aviation Conference. High-quality public safety aviation training doesn’t need a massive price tag. The 2026 ECHO Public Safety Aviation Conference is heading to Philadelphia Sept. 20 to 23 at the ...

Captain Steeeve and Kennedy Steve are back for another episode of The Air Show, kicking things off with the latest aviation news, current events, and some of the biggest stories making their way around the flying world.Then, they sit down with Hoover from Pilot Debrief for a deeper conversation about the aviation media space as a whole — how stories spread, how quickly narratives can form, and why it’s so important to slow down, look at the facts, and be careful about what you believe and

isode Description Super Bowl-winning head coach Bruce Arians joins Jim Pyne on On the Line for a candid conversation about leadership, winning, and building a championship culture. Arians shares lessons from more than four decades in football, including his journey through the NFL, his coaching philosophy, and what he learned working with some of the game's greatest players and coaches. He also takes Jim inside the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Super Bowl run and talks about Tom Brady's competitivene...

This Great conversation with Captain Phil Wiltse reflecting on his 35 year flying career with Horizon Air. He has witnessed nearly the entire 45 years of Horizon Air from a ground agent at the newly formed airline, to a check pilot and instructor on the E175. “The information provided in this podcast is for entertainment purposes only. This is a personal vlog and the opinions expressed are solely those of the participants and do not represent any associations or institutions they may or ma...

On April 19, 1989, 260 nautical miles northeast of Puerto Rico, a catastrophic explosion ripped through Turret 2 of the battleship USS Iowa during a gunnery exercise. Instantly taking the lives of 47 sailors, it remains the U.S. Navy’s worst peacetime loss of life on a warship since WWII. Instead of uncovering systemic operational failures, an initial Navy JAGMAN investigation blamed 24-year-old Gunner’s Mate Second Class Clayton Hartwig, falsely alleging he deliberately set off the blast in a

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Aircraft flown: F-117, F-16, OV-10, A-37, T-38 Rob Donaldson shares highlights of his extensive flying career in the F-117, F-16, and Airbus A-330, including combat missions, close calls, and the influence of mentors, offering valuable lessons for aspiring pilots.

Welcome back to the Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Valor Plus. We're glad you're with us, because today we're pulling back the curtain on one of our favorite projects of the year—the 2026 Blades of Valor Tour through Florida. For this special episode, we've brought together the entire team that made the tour possible. Joining us are editor-at-large and photographer Brent Bundy; photographer and videographer Scott Kellerman; my co-host, Jon G...

Send us Fan Mail Hot temps, noisy crowds, bird strikes, and people who think planes revolve around them: Same Tuesday. New episode: Matt & Cody survive travel chaos so you don’t have to. 🚨✈️ #BreakingSterilePodcast (with apologies to #ZachNoeTowers) Support the show Need someone to talk to? @th.air.apy is a great resource for Flight Attendant mental health. Award-winning nonprofit | Peer support text line Text CREW → 833-532-1096 (SMS/WhatsApp)https://www.instagram.com/th.air.apy/...

Episode Show Notes📝 Summary In this episode, Shawn sits down with Rachelle Spector, founder of I HART Flying, a nonprofit scholarship organization dedicated to helping women advance, complete, and lead in aviation careers. Rachelle shares how a random Facebook message from a flight instructor in 2017 led to her first flight — and, less than a year later, to the launch of I HART Flying. Nearly ten years and almost half a million dollars in flight training support later, the organization has funded

Welcome to the Part Time Pilot Audio Ground School Podcast! This podcast was created to help student pilots learn their ground school during their busy schedules. These audio lessons were created as Dedicated Audio... meaning they are not just the audio from one of our video lessons because video audio would assume that you can see the video visuals. A dedicated audio lesson assumes you cannot see anything and therefore goes into detail with metaphors and audible descriptions of the images in our

Josh Richling has one of the best seats in competition STOL flying - he's the crew chief behind Steve Henry's Wild West Aircraft Highlander XL builds, the machine that's put up some of the shortest takeoff numbers in the sport. He's also the guy running Tundra Tailwheels day-to-day since Steve Henry took over the company from founder Jim Pekola in 2024, and on top of that, he freelances for FLYING Magazine covering the National STOL Series. So he builds the airplane, builds the gear, and writ...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about what was suppose to be a relaxing flying date in Mojo turned into a full IFR flight, they hear how a brand new instructor learned that communication is key and the words you use matter, they listen to what may be the best chess move ever, when a group of passengers were intoxicated and disruptive on a private jet when the captain decided to take away some oxygen in the back and put them all to sleep, finally they

In this episode of I Learned About Flying From That, host Carl Valeri is joined by Boeing 777 pilot and aviation attorney Chris Pezalla to recount a challenging flight during the COVID era. After diverting to a Central Florida airport to wait out a storm, Chris faced an unexpected runway incursion while taxiing for departure in wet weather with obscured airport markings. Chris shares how communicating with Air Traffic Control restored safety, how he handled a follow-up inquiry from the FSDO, and why

In 1999, a handful of people gathered at a dusty Namibian airfield to meet two men flying weight-shift microlights around the world. One of them was Mike Blyth. Watching from the crowd was a boy who had never left the country, whose family couldn't afford much flying, and who had no real concept of where these men had come from — only that whatever they were doing, he wanted to do it too.Twenty-five years later, JP Schulze has flown around the world himself, built the first Sling High Wing